NHTSA Safety Recalls

Chevrolet Volt Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Volt, across 7 model years from 2011 to 2019. The 2013 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2016 (1).

Chevrolet Volt years to avoid by our method: 2017 (5.9× the median year) and 2018 (2.0× the median year).

Model years: 7
Recall campaigns: 8
Most recalls: 2013
Owner complaints: 1,871

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Owners have filed 1,871 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Volt across 9 model years; the most, 703, concern the 2017.

Owners marked a crash on 39 of the Chevrolet Volt complaints (2%) and a fire on 16.

Across all Chevrolet Volt model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 705 complaints), then the fuel/propulsion system (501).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Volt in 2020: 279, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Volt is electrical system: ignition, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet Volt recall, 23V516000, was reported on July 27, 2023 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2014 and 2017 Chevrolet Volt, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Chevrolet Volt years to avoid

The 2017 Chevrolet Volt stands out most: 196 complaints between 2016 and 2020, 45% of them naming the electrical system.

The best-measured Chevrolet Volt years are 2015 (0.5×), 2019 (0.6×) and 2016 (0.7×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Chevrolet Volt, by model year
Year	Recalls	Complaints	First years	vs median year
2019	2	34	20	0.6×
2018avoid	2	225	64	2.0×
2017avoid	0	703	196	5.9×
2016	1	170	22	0.7×
2015	1	44	17	0.5×
2014	0	93	24	0.7×
2013	3	308	42	1.3×
2012	2	245	45	1.6×
2011	1	49	8	not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Volt years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Volt

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION3
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER2
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
STEERING1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1

Chevrolet Volt model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Chevrolet Volt recall campaign (8)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Volt, newest first
Campaign	Component	Years	Risk named	Vehicles
23V516000July 27, 2023	air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module	2013	injury and death	767
18V673000September 26, 2018	seat belts: rear/other	2018–2019	crash and injury	15,800
18V576000August 30, 2018	service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper	2018–2019	crash	210,628
18V397000June 14, 2018	hybrid propulsion system	2013	crash	4,606
17V621000October 5, 2017	air bags: frontal	2016	crash and injury	16
15V442000July 10, 2015	steering	2015	crash	10
15V145000March 13, 2015	electrical system: ignition	2011–2013	injury	50,236
13V271000June 27, 2013	electronic stability control (esc)	2012	crash	4

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Volt. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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